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It includes the clean white and celadon green finishes you’d expect, along with plenty of gourd-shaped ewers and stocky jars.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Two oddly positioned eyes peer out from behind a gourd-shaped mask that hides a face so terrifying, it’s a wonder it doesn’t turn unfortunate onlookers to stone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
The winsome group of celadons, or vessels with a green, iron-based glaze, assembled by the ceramics dealer Eric Zetterquist, includes a gorgeous, gourd-shaped 11th-century Korean vase.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
His virtual one-man show involved narrative dance, pure movement, a playing of the gourd-shaped tabla, and a percussive improvisation while wearing clusters of ankle bells weighing about 2 lbs. per leg.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lucien pointed out to me an immense willow, the branches of which, drooping over the water, seemed to have at their ends enormous gourd-shaped fruits.
From Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Parker Gillmore
